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Gov. Gregoire acting on state 10-day furlough bill

The Columbian
Published: April 27, 2010, 12:00am

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Chris Gregoire is scheduled to act on a state employee furlough bill at a Tuesday afternoon bill signing in Olympia.

The measure passed by the Legislature calls for many state employees to take 10 unpaid days off work over the next year. Agencies have the option of coming up with their own plans to save the same amount of money.

Gregoire’s legislative and budget director Marty Brown told The News Tribune of Tacoma she’d like to make the furloughs more orderly, shutting agencies on the same day if possible.

Brown says the governor also is concerned about inequities in exemptions for public safety, health and some other employees.

A state employees union has asked the governor to veto mandatory furloughs.

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Information from: The News Tribune, http://www.thenewstribune.com

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